STATE BILLVA HB 1373ENGROSSED

Regional special ed.; DOE to assess enhancements & strategies to maximize use of funds for students.

Department of Education; assessment; utilization of funds for regional special education students; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department), in collaboration with the Office of Children's Services, staff from the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, to assess potential enhancements and strategies to maximize utilization of funds designated for regional special education students, commonly referred to as the Students with Intensive Support Needs Application program, in order to decrease the number of referrals of students with disabilities into private day school placements. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations no later than December 15, 2026.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 16, 2026; 269 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2027 Regular Session

VA HB 1373 · EngrossedFeb 16

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Bill details

Last action: Continued from last session · Jul 21, 2026
Pending committee: Finance and Appropriations

Bill history

Newest first.

Jul 21, 2026Continued from last sessionSenate

Mar 6, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate

Mar 5, 2026Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)Senate

Mar 3, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373)House

Feb 26, 2026Assigned Education sub: Public EducationSenate

Feb 18, 2026Referred to Committee on Education and HealthSenate

Feb 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)Senate

Feb 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)House

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Feb 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substituteHouse

Feb 16, 2026committee substitute agreed toHouse

Feb 16, 2026committee substitute rejectedHouse

Feb 16, 2026Read second timeHouse

Feb 15, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 13, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107948D-H2House

Feb 13, 2026Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House

Feb 13, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)House

Feb 11, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationHouse

Feb 11, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107456D-H1House

Feb 11, 2026Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)House

Feb 10, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)House

Feb 10, 2026House subcommittee offeredHouse

Feb 5, 2026Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeHouse

Jan 21, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373)House

Jan 20, 2026Referred to Committee on EducationHouse

Jan 20, 2026Presented and ordered printed 26105579DHouse

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